diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2e260047..eeb513cf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ variables:
     libgcr-3-dev libgee-0.8-dev libglib2.0-dev libgmime-2.6-dev
     libgoa-1.0-dev libgspell-1-dev libgtk-3-dev libhandy-0.0-dev
     libjson-glib-dev libmessaging-menu-dev libpeas-dev libsecret-1-dev
-    libsqlite3-dev libunity-dev libunwind-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
-    libxml2-dev libytnef0-dev
+    libsqlite3-dev libunwind-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libxml2-dev
+    libytnef0-dev
   UBUNTU_TEST_DEPS: locales xauth xvfb
 
 fedora:
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 5e275d57..1ca42891 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ Install them by running this command:
         libpeas-dev libsecret-1-dev libsqlite3-dev libunwind-dev \
         libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libxml2-dev libytnef0-dev
 
-And for Ubuntu Unity integration:
+And for Ubuntu Messaging Menu integration:
 
-    sudo apt-get install libmessaging-menu-dev libunity-dev
+    sudo apt-get install libmessaging-menu-dev
 
 Running
 -------
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index af508faa..62f092a6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ endif
 appstream_util = find_program('appstream-util', required: false)
 desktop_file_validate = find_program('desktop-file-validate', required: false)
 libmessagingmenu_dep = dependency('messaging-menu', version: '>= 12.10', required: false)
-libunity = dependency('unity', version: '>= 5.12.0', required: false)
 
 #
 # Internal build configuration
diff --git a/src/client/plugin/notification-badge/meson.build b/src/client/plugin/notification-badge/meson.build
index 111660a2..9f106ddf 100644
--- a/src/client/plugin/notification-badge/meson.build
+++ b/src/client/plugin/notification-badge/meson.build
@@ -1,34 +1,29 @@
 
 plugin_name = 'notification-badge'
 
-if libunity.found()
-  badge_dependencies = plugin_dependencies
-  badge_dependencies += libunity
+plugin_src = files(
+  plugin_name + '.vala',
+  'unity-launcher-entry.vala'
+)
+plugin_data = join_paths(plugin_name + '.plugin')
+plugin_dest = join_paths(plugins_dir, plugin_name)
 
-  plugin_src = files(
-    plugin_name + '.vala',
-    'unity-launcher-entry.vala'
-  )
-  plugin_data = join_paths(plugin_name + '.plugin')
-  plugin_dest = join_paths(plugins_dir, plugin_name)
+shared_module(
+  plugin_name,
+  sources: plugin_src,
+  dependencies: plugin_dependencies,
+  include_directories: config_h_dir,
+  vala_args: geary_vala_args,
+  c_args: plugin_c_args,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: plugin_dest
+)
 
-  shared_module(
-    plugin_name,
-    sources: plugin_src,
-    dependencies: badge_dependencies,
-    include_directories: config_h_dir,
-    vala_args: geary_vala_args,
-    c_args: plugin_c_args,
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: plugin_dest
-  )
-
-  i18n.merge_file(
-    input: plugin_data + '.in',
-    output: plugin_data,
-    type: 'desktop',
-    po_dir: po_dir,
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: plugin_dest
-  )
-endif
+i18n.merge_file(
+  input: plugin_data + '.in',
+  output: plugin_data,
+  type: 'desktop',
+  po_dir: po_dir,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: plugin_dest
+)